FALL RIVER, Mass. — In the days leading up to his death, Odin Lloyd and former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez corresponded through text messages about meeting up, according to testimony given in court Tuesday.

It may have been lost in what is the marathon of mediocrity that is college football bowl week, but Memphis' double-overtime triumph over Brigham Young in the Miami Beach Bowl on Dec. 22 was arguably one of the best games of the season.

Along Waveland Avenue outside Wrigley Field, there are several steel beams that rise up to form a rough outline of where the left-field bleachers and the Cubs' new video board will be. Along Sheffield Avenue, in right field, there is nothing — just a view looking toward Lake Michigan.

Jameis Winston was dubbed “Famous Jameis” by fans during his time at FSU, a nickname he was not overly fond of. Seeing that the moniker isn’t going away, Winston has decided to capitalize on “Famous Jameis” by filing to trademark the popular phrase.

CHAMPAIGN — When Allison Groce told her husband John in July that she was pregnant with their third child, it took but a simple mental calculation to foresee a collision of Groce's love for family and for basketball.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Not quite 20 years ago, Mike Sanford was lugging footballs on Notre Dame’s sideline. His father, also named Mike, was the quarterbacks coach, a position he held from 1996 to ’98 under Lou Holtz and Bob Davie.

In denying a request last month to stop the Chicago Cubs from putting up a right-field video board and outfield advertising signs, a federal judge cited a lack of evidence from the Wrigley rooftop businesses to back up claims the structures would hurt them financially.

Having already addressed a couple of major needs over the weekend with trades for Antoine Vermette and Kimmo Timonen Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman added a little grit before the deadline passed.

In 2010-11, not only did Derrick Rose become the youngest most valuable player in NBA history and the Bulls advance to the Eastern Conference finals, but five players appeared in all 82 games and three others played in at least 80.